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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstruation

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Dyspareunia

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Painful intercourse

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Dyspepsia

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Indigestion

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysphasia

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Loos of or deficiency in the power to understand language as a result of injury or disease to the brain

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Dyspnea

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Difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Ecchymosis

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Hemorrhagic, non elevated, irregularly formed, discolored area of skin caused by the seepage of blood beneath the epidermis (a bruise)

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Eczema

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Inflammatory condition of the skin which may be acute or chronic, characterized by itching or burn in, tiny papules and vesicles, oozing, crusting, and scaling

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Edentulous

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Without teeth

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Effusion

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Escape of fluid into a cavity

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Emaciate

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To become extremely thin or lean; wasting

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Embolism

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Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot of blood or foreign substance

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Emesis

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Vomit

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Erythema

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Unusual redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion

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Fascia

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Fibrous membrane of connective tissue supporting, and separating muscles and body organs

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Febrile

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Pertaining to having a fever

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Hemothorax

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Blood fluid present in the pleural cavity

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Hemorrhage

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Excessive or profuse bleeding

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Ileus

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The presence of Air/Fluid levels on and x-rays

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Ischemia

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Temporary and localized anemia due to restricting circulation to a part

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Pneumothorax

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Presence of air or gas in the pleural space that may occur spontaneously, due to trauma, or deliberately introduced in a collapsed lung

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Sepsis

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Presence of pathological microorganisms or their toxins in the blood

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Torsion

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The twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis

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Stellate
Star-shaped; radiating from a center
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Stenosis
Narrowing of a body opening or passage
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Stridor
Harsh or high pitched respiratory sound, caused by an obstruction of the air passages
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Tachypnea
Extremely rapid respiration
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Thoracostomy
Procedure to install a chest tube
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Tinea
Any of many different superficial fungal infections of the skin
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Tinnitus
A ringing in the ears
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Tonsillectomy
Surgical excision of a tonsil
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ABG
Arterial blood gas
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hCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin
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CBC
Complete blood count
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CHF
Congestive heart failure
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COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
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CXR
Chest X-ray
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DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
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ESRD
End Stage Regal Disease
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FB
Foreign body
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FHT
Fetal Heart Tone
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Fx
Fracture
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GB
Gallbladder
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HCT
Hematocrit
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Hgb
Hemoglobin
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I&D
Incision and drainage
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IM
Intramuscular
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IUP
Intrauterine pregnancy
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IV
Intravenous
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IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
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LDH
Lactate Dehydrogenase
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LP
Lumbar Puncture
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MI
Myocardial Infarction
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NPO
Nothing per os (by mouth)
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PE
Physical Education/ Pulmonary Embolism
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PO
Per os (orally)
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PTX
Pneumothorax
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r/o
Rule out
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SubL
Sublingual
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sono
Sonogram
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SubQ
Subcutaneous
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SSE
Soapsuds Enema
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TIA
Transient Ischemic
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TSH
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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UA
Urinalysis
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UDS
Urine Drug Screen
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h/o
History of
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ICU
Intensive Care Unit
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JVD
Jugular Venous Distension
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LAD
Lymphadenopathy
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LBBB
Left Bundle Branch Block
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umb
Umbilical, umbilicus
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UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
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Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
One of the key ingredients in many prescription and non-prescription pain medications. If a patient has been taking multiple pain meds or has intentionally overdosed on them, an Acetaminophen level should be ordered. In some cases, pts can OD on Tylenol without realizing it. Tylenol can be very toxic to the liver, and in high doses can cause liver failure.
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ASA (Salicylate)
Cardiac Drug
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Coumadin (warfarin)
A blood thinner that is commonly used in the treatment of cardiac conditions and in patients that have had strokes or DVT's a PT/PTT is ordered to determine therapeutic levels of this drug.
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Depakote
Another common anti-seizure drug that can also be used to stabilize manic depressive disorder and as a migraine prophylaxis.
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Digoxin/Lanoxin
The brand name for digitalis, this drug is an extract of the purple foxglove, and used by many cardiac patients. It is a powerful cardiac stimulant as well as a diuretic.
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Dilantin
An anti-epileptic drug, useful in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Its primary site of action is the motor cortex where spread of seizure activity is inhibited. The appropriate lab for this drug is a Dilatin level.
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Phenobarbital
A barbiturate that is commonly used as a hypnotic and sedative. It can be included in various medicines, and its commonly used in the treatment of seizure disorders. Because of its nature, it can be addictive.
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Tegretol
An anticonvulsant and specific analgesic effective in the treatment of psychomotor and grand mal seizures, as well as trigeminal neuralgia. The appropriate lab for this drug is a Tegretol level. A CBC is also indicated due to the contraindications of this medicine, which include aplastc anemia, agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia.
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Theophylline
Commonly used by asthmatics and those with emphysema (COPD). It is a bronchodilator that directly relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchial airways and pulmonary blood vessels (coronary vasodilator). Because of this mechanism of action, this drug also produces actions such as cardiac stimulation, diuretic action, cerebral stimulation, and skeletal muscle stimulation
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Ventolin
Respiratory Updrafts and Treatment
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Pepcid
Anti-ulcer (H2 antagonists)
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Cardizem
Cardiac drug
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Dopanime
Cardiac drug
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Heparin
Cardiac drug
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Lasix
Cardiac drug
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CXR
Pneumonia, Fx(if trauma) Pneumothorax
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CBC
Infection, Anemia
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D-Dimer
DVT - deep venous thrombosis
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CT Head
ICH - Intracranial hemorrhage, mass
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UA
UTI, Hematuria
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Chem 7/ BMP
Blood chemistry studies with electrolytes
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EKG
Arrhythmia, MI
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BNP
CHF (congestive heart failure)
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Troponin
MI (myocardial infarction)
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Blood Cultures
checks for organisms in the blood streams, Dx: r/o sepsis
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BHCG
Serum pregnancy test, Dx: r/o pregnancy
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TILT
Hypovolemia
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LDH
Lactate Dehydrogenase. Dx r/o sickle cell crisis
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Serum Ketones
Dx: diabetic ketoacidosis
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Stool GUAIAC
Checks for blood in stool. Dx: GI bleed
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CTA Chest
PE- Pulmonary Embolism

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